Improvement in apparatus for heating and illuminating



L. RIUEL.

Apparatus fur Heating and Illuminating, N0. l44,414, Patetd Nov.l1,1873`.

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LAURENT RUEL, OF ST. JOHNS-RUBY, VERMONT, ASSIQNOE TO HIMSELF AND JULIENDEMERS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR HEATlNG AND ILLUMINATING.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,414, dated November11, 1873; application filed August 6, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAURENT RUEL, of St. Johnsbury, of the county ofCaledonia and State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful Heatingand Illuminating Apparatus 3 and do hereby declare the same to be fullydescribed in the following specification, and represented in theaccompanying drawings, of which- Figure l is a front elevation, and Fig.2 a vertical section, of it.

In such drawings, A denotes an ordinary lamp for burning kerosene, theburner b being provided with a globular glass chimney, B, having at topa neck, e, to enter and lit to an auxiliary metallic tapering chimney,C, extending up from the glass transparent chimney, as shown. The saidmetallic chimney goes up through a disk or shelf, D, supported by aseries of rods, E E E, extending up from a clasp, F, which encompassesthe burner at its base, and is provided with a clamp-screw to fasten itto the burner, a top view of the clasp being represented in Fig. 3. Theauxiliary chimney goes up through a pitcher or pot, G,

i provided with a tube, g, extending up from and opening through itsbottom, as shown in Fig. 4, which is a vertical section of the vessel.-The tube g rises somewhat above the top of the vessel, and goes throughits cover h,

' and iits thereto and to the auxiliary chimney.

The vessel Gr is furnished with a handle, l, and a nose, c', whoseopening or top is covered by a safety-cap, k, hinged to the main coverh.

Furthermore, the main cover h has a handle, m, for aiding in lifting thecover off the pot. The auxiliary metallic chimney will absorb heat andconvey it to the contents of the pot, very much better than a glasschimney will, and besides it can be fitted to better advantage to theinternal tube of the pot.

The above-described apparatus can be used for illumination or givinglight to surrounding objects, as well as for heating a liquid whenwithin the pot or vessel. The cap of the nose will serve as asafety-valve, in case of steam of too great pressure being produced inthe pot.

The series of rods E E, arranged with the shelf D and the glass chimneyB, in manner as shown, not only support the shelf better than a singlepost or rod, but act as supporters` of and guards to the glass chimney.They aid in holding it in place. Furthermore, they, with the clasp F andthe shelf D, serve to hold the auxiliary chimney in connection with theglass chimney, the auxiliary chimney being provided, as shown in thedrawings, with a iiange on which the shelf rests.

I claim- The clasp F, the series of rods E EE E, the shelf D, the mainand auxiliaryv chimneys B C, and the burner b, arranged and combinedsubstantially as shown and described.

LAURENT RUEL.

Witnesses R. H. EDDY, J. R. SNOW.

